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With Queensland, Western Australia, Coles and Big W stores nationwide banning the use of single use plastic bags on 1 July, the SDA is reminding customers to be prepared and that there’s no excuse for abusive behaviour to retail staff. SDA National Secretary Gerard Dwyer said that to inform and prepare customers, the union has launched the ‘Don’t Bag

The next round of penalty rates cuts, set to begin on July 1 for 700,000 Australians including hundreds of thousands of workers in retail and fast food were deeply unfair, did not create jobs, did not stimulate the economy and once again demonstrated why Australia needs to change the rules relating to work. SDA National Secretary Gerard Dwyer said that

The union representing retail workers welcomes Woolworths’ decision to phase out single use plastic bags as of tomorrow, but reminds shoppers to remain respectful as part of it’s “Don’t Bag Retail Staff” campaign. With the banning of single use plastic bags in Woolworths stores across Australia, the SDA has launched a special ‘Don’t Bag Retail Staff’ campaign as

Media Release 8 June 2018 The SDA, the Union for workers in retail and fast food will today appear with employment lawyers Maurice Blackburn to give evidence before a Federal Senate Inquiry In Brisbane slamming the Franchising Code of Conduct as ‘deficient and ineffective’. SDA National Secretary Gerard Dwyer said that among a myriad of deficiencies the Franchising Code of

Media Release – 8 June 2018 With the banning of single use plastic bags across Australia in the coming weeks the union for retail workers the SDA, will launch a special ‘Don’t Bag Retail Staff’ campaign as part of their ongoing campaign to stop abusive behaviour towards retail workers. On 1 July Western Australia and Queensland will join South